Madonna In Prayer Bookends

Thesealabaster bookends featureVirgin in Prayer andMary’sFiatfrom the gospel of Luke.Keeping heavy books in line, they both organize and decorate your home.This pair of makes the perfect personal gift for all those with a devotion to Our Blessed Mother. Sassoferrato’s, Virgin in Prayer waspainted in the mid 17th century. The bookends are made from stone-cast alabaster here in our shop in Steubenville, Ohio. Alabaster is a building and decorating material created from the mineral gypsum that has been used since the time of the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. It boasts an attractive smooth finish. Each measures roughly 6″ x 8″, including the 4″x 6″ inset image plaque, and is 3″ deep. Text reads: Here and I, the servant of the Lord; let it be done with me according to your word.”-Luke 1:38 ( BKE-1916 )